82 m. ago Driver went out in 'new' car they'd just bought – within minutes it began smoking and the brakes failed

The person who sold the driver the car attempted to brush the issue under the carpet but eventually pleaded guilty to all charges at court

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2 h. ago Man admits killing mother and daughter in M4 motorway crash after his Tesla records key evidence

Driver pleads guilty to death by careless driving after Tesla captures fatal crash on multiple cameras

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4 h. ago Hammersmith couple who sold illegal vapes with nine times the legal e

Himanshu Bhatia and his wife Poona Chandna pleaded guilty to a string of offences

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9 h. ago Driver pleads guilty to killing mother and daughter in M4 crash

Firas Zeineddine, 46, appeared before Swindon Crown Court where he pleaded guilty to two charges of causing death by careless driving.

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9 h. ago New York City paying $500,000 a month to indicted developer who could testify against Mayor Eric Adams

The Adams administration has continued to pay the hotel company of Weihong Hu, a developer accused of funneling illegal campaign donations to the mayor The administration of New York City mayor Eric Adams is continuing to pay over $500,000 a month to a hotel developer who could potentially provide valuable testimony to prosecutors against the mayor and several of his top allies.The developer, Weihong Hu, was indicted last month for allegedly bribing a New York City non-profit CEO. The indictment charges that she gave the nonprofit executive stacks of cash and helped him purchase a $1.3m townhouse in exchange for more than $20m in city-funded contracts for her two Queens hotels and a catering company. Hu has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago A woman is charged with murder in the death of a Super Bowl reporter found in his hotel room

Authorities in Louisiana say a woman has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a television reporter on assignment to cover the Super Bowl in New Orleans

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26 h. ago UK Athletics and former head of sport plead not guilty to manslaughter charges over Paralympian’s death

Abdullah Hayayei, a Paralympian from the UAE, died in a training accident ahead of the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships

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28 h. ago Man admits murdering ‘beautiful caring’ university lecturer in Plymouth

Paul Antony Butler pleaded guilty to murdering Claire Chick during an incident in Plymouth in January

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29 h. ago Paul Antony Butler pleads guilty to murdering Plymouth University lecturer

Paul Antony Butler, 53, has confessed to murdering university lecturer Claire Chick, 48, during a savage attack in Plymouth in January. He also pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of a bladed article

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30 h. ago UK Athletics and man plead not guilty over death of Paralympian

UAE athlete Abdullah Hayayei was killed when he was hit by a metal pole during training in east London in 2017.

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31 h. ago UK Athletics and man, 77, plead not guilty over death of Paralympian

UAE athlete Abdullah Hayayei was killed when he was hit by a metal pole during training in east London in 2017.

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33 h. ago Louisiana woman arrested after cops discover 22 dead cats in her home including 14 stuffed inside a freezer

When officers stepped inside the home, they were met with an “unbearable odor”, Morgan City police said

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48 h. ago Protester, 58, denies attacking Eric Gill statue with hammer and chisel outside BBC HQ causing £150k damage

David Chick, 58, has pleaded not guilty to causing £150,000 of damage to the of Prospero and Ariel made by David Gill in central London.

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53 h. ago Teenage driver admits causing deaths of three passengers in two

Edward Spencer, 19, will be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to six charges, including causing death by careless driving.

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62 h. ago Woman who planned to sell human toes regurgitated by dogs pleads guilty in Melbourne court

Joanna Kathlyn Kinman, 48, was working at an animal shelter when she found body parts of dogs’ owner who had died of natural causesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman who planned to sell human toes on an online black market after dogs regurgitated them has pleaded guilty in a Melbourne court.Joanna Kathlyn Kinman was employed at a Victorian animal shelter as a ranger when two dogs vomited up the toes and other remains in February 2024.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Climate activists to plead not guilty en masse under NSW’s controversial anti

Rising Tide campaigners were arrested at Newcastle’s coal port in late 2024 after using kayaks and rafts to protest at facilityFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter hereMore than 100 climate protesters will plead not guilty to offences under New South Wales’ controversial anti-protest laws, with campaigners claiming it could become the largest climate protest defence case in Australia.Last year, 173 people were arrested after they allegedly entered the Port of Newcastle on kayaks and rafts to blockade the coal port – the largest in the world. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Disgusting rapist who impregnated severely disabled woman learns his fate

Isaiah Fields, 23, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to raping and impregnating a critically disabled woman in 2023.

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4 d. ago Sarah Everard's killer Wayne Couzens 'has bounty on head' in 'Monster Mansion' prison

Wayne Couzens is serving a whole life term in prison after pleading guilty to the killing

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4 d. ago Two corrections staff and former inmate arrested on sexual misconduct and conspiracy charges

The arrests come a day after another former corrections officer pleaded guilty to sneaking in contraband

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4 d. ago P Diddy pleads 'not guilty' to new charges with 'grey hair and beard' in court

Disgraced rapper P Diddy, real name Sean Combs, had a two-word response before pleading "not guilty" to allegations against him described in a superseding indictment

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